# Hong Kong Law

The High Cost of Exile: Evergrande’s Former ‘Right-Hand Man’ Pleads for a $43,000 Monthly Allowance

Xia Haijun, the former second-in-command of China Evergrande, is petitioning a Hong Kong court for a monthly living allowance of $43,000, claiming the current limit is too low for his luxury lifestyle in California. The request comes as liquidators attempt to claw back $6 billion from former executives, highlighting the intensifying global legal battle to recover assets from the fallen real estate giant.